Busy, Busy, Busy

This is a crazy week! E's dance recital is this weekend on the same day as her 13th birthday! We'll be cooking out and have ordered a DELICIOUS strawberry cake, family is coming to visit, then we'll get to watch E dance! It'll be a fun weekend, but there is so much to do before then, on top of an already busy week. We'll hopefully do yard work tonight, house work tomorrow night, then dress rehearsal and grocery shopping on Friday night.

AC woke up with blood all over her face this morning, apparently had a nose bleed in the middle of the night but looked like she'd been in a car accident! Her hair was just matted to her little forehead. :( I gave her a bath and it started bleeding again, so she's home with me while I work from home today. She really is good when she stays home with me. She's playing with her American Girl right now, I love to listen to her pretend. So sweet. I do have a ton of work that I really need to get completed, so I'm sure I'll be making up some time this evening while K watches the girls. Times like this I really wish I were a stay-at-home mom.

Here's a picture of little AC fixing her meemaw's laptop.

Gotta love them...

Girl Time!

N and I had some fun girl time last weekend! She had a gift certificate for a pedicure, so she and I decided we needed to redeem it! She was adorable in her new little outfit from Target. :) We got pedicures, had a yummy lunch at Slim Chickens, then got a caramel sundae from McDonald's.

A few weeks ago, N also got a date night with her daddy! They went to the mall to look for a backpack for school, then out to Olive Garden! Fun times! :)

It's actually 3 days today! E and I purchased a new swimsuit for her (along with some shoes, jewelry, t-shirts and books) last night for the trip. N's supposed to be lining up the swimsuits she wants to take, and I'm about to remind them to gather movies for the trip as well. We still need to find N's iPod then sync up all the iPod's for the trip as well as clean the car, finish the laundry, purchase more sunscreen. I'm trying not to stress about my to-do list. In just a few days I'll be on the beach relaxing and it won't matter!

So much work to do before we go... Happy Thursday!

Vacation...

We are ready for vacation! Only a few more days left! We are so ready for a relaxing week with our little ladies. The girls are counting down the days till we leave... daddy and I are frantically trying to get everything ready so that we can leave work for a few days as well as tie up a few things around the house. There's nothing better than a week on the beach with nothing to do but eat and rest. Our little family so needs this right now.

Yummmm!!!! Got one of these for lunch. Delicious! It probably could have been my lunch, but of course, I had to get something else to go with it. Banana Chocolate Vivanno Smoothie. Check it out here: http://www.starbucks.com/retail/nutrition_beverage_detail.asp?selProducts={3948B20D-20CB-4CB9-804B-E17A8FF8287E}

Summer Fun & Silly Faces!

I love this silly little face N makes! It cracks me up! I've managed to create 3 silly little girls. I guess when you act like a goof ball around the house, it's bound to rub off on them.

We had a great weekend! I was sick Friday, so we didn't do much. Saturday we spent the entire day with my family & I loved it! The girls swam, we met my neice's boyfriend, made some nice cocktails, ate some great food, it was very nice. Sunday we worked our tails off! Weeded the flowerbed in the back yard, it was TOTALLY overgrown with grass. My fingernails ached the entire day from all the weeding! I planted some flowers (purple & pink per A's request) & some herbs (rosemary & basil), Kevin cleaned the back patio which really needed it! K & I also painted A's room, then I took a 1 1/2 mile walk with our neighbor! I'm a little sore today, but totally worth it!

We leave for vacation in less than a week now! So excited!!!!

Happy Monday!! :)

it's been awhile.

we haven't posted anything in a long time. life just gets so busy with 3. here's a small list of what we've been up to since our last post.

. e turned 12, completed one year of cotillian classes, went to her first dance, & tried out for competitive dance (made tap & jazz, we're so excited for her. :) )

. celebrated quite a few holidays. thanksgiving. christmas. new years. easter. etc.

. welcomed 2 new little cousins into our family. m & s. we love them so much. k is m's godfather. she is absolutely precious.

. n completed another year on the jump rope team & did a fabulous job. made straight a's in school & just keeps growing up on us.

. a finished another year of preschool. we can't believe how big she's getting. she's a little sassier than her sisters were at this age, but we totally blame her big sisters for that.

. i changed job roles. got out of programming & moved to a client facing, hopefully more secure in the long-run position at acxiom.

in a nutshell, i think that about wraps it up. hopefully we'll blog a little more often from now on. :)

love,

a